For a nurse who works immediately with breast most cancers sufferers, the pandemic has created numerous heartache and onerous conversations as extra ladies are being identified with late-stage most cancers. Cindy Sucevich, RN, BSN, OCN, is an Oncology Nurse Navigator with the Dignity Well being Most cancers Institute. When sufferers at California’s Woodland Memorial Hospital are newly identified, it is her job to assist them perceive the therapy plan after which information them by it. This yr, that is meant many extra sufferers who had canceled or postponed mammograms because of fears about COVID-19, after which came upon their most cancers was caught later than it might have been. For some, the results are extreme. As an alternative of simply needing radiation, they may also want chemotherapy which is way tougher on the physique. It might imply a decrease anticipated survival fee. In some instances, it might imply the most cancers has turn out to be lethal. Caught within the early levels, breast most cancers has a 99% five-year survival fee. As soon as the most cancers has unfold to different elements of the physique, that drops beneath 30%. Sucevich spoke to sister station KCRA concerning the significance of early detection.Be taught extra within the video above.
For a nurse who works immediately with breast most cancers sufferers, the pandemic has created numerous heartache and onerous conversations as extra ladies are being identified with late-stage most cancers.
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Cindy Sucevich, RN, BSN, OCN, is an Oncology Nurse Navigator with the Dignity Well being Most cancers Institute. When sufferers at California’s Woodland Memorial Hospital are newly identified, it is her job to assist them perceive the therapy plan after which information them by it.
This yr, that is meant many extra sufferers who had canceled or postponed mammograms because of fears about COVID-19, after which came upon their most cancers was caught later than it might have been.
For some, the results are extreme.
As an alternative of simply needing radiation, they may also want chemotherapy which is way tougher on the physique. It might imply a decrease anticipated survival fee. In some instances, it might imply the most cancers has turn out to be lethal.
Caught within the early levels, breast most cancers has a 99% five-year survival fee. As soon as the most cancers has unfold to different elements of the physique, that drops beneath 30%.
Sucevich spoke to sister station KCRA concerning the significance of early detection.
Be taught extra within the video above.
